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New York Times, Friday, October 11, 2002

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Down : Infuriating
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A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 39 Missing: {FJKQVXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 248 for Mr. Santora. Friday freshness: 33%
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© 2002, The New York Times10/11/2 ( No. 19,330 )
Across
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Notable : BIGWIG
7
Rest stop sight : BIGRIG
13
1973 Pacino portrayal : SERPICO
14
Covers, in a way : INSURES
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Mideastern money : PIASTER
17
Nudist : ADAMITE
18
George W.'s press secretary : ARI
19
Lock : TRESS
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Agcy. for retirees : SSA
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Rumpled : MUSSY
24
Not separate : WED
26
Leveling wedge : SHIM
27
With 34-Down, procedure starter : STEP
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Deck figure : SPADE
30
Ens. producer : USNA
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Draftable : ONTAP
33
Lure : COMEON
35
Jalopy : TINCAN
37
Heart seeker : TINMAN
38
"Soap" spinoff : BENSON
39
It offers a lot of bucks : RODEO
40
"___ doing ..." : INSO
41
Two-door : COUPE
43
Bite : NOSH
47
It may be faint : ODOR
48
Fall off : EBB
49
Rejoinder in a kids' argument : ISTOO
50
Real beauty : GEM
51
70's Renault : LECAR
54
Basic cable channel : TNN
55
Novelist Sábato : ERNESTO
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Rabble-rouse : AGITATE
61
Lexicographer William Allan ___ : NEILSON
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Beat a retreat : RUNAWAY
63
Shabby : RAGTAG
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Hodgepodge : RAGBAG
Down
1
Mediterranean port : BEIRUT
2
Poker player's comment : IRAISE
3
They're not specialists: Abbr. : GPS
4
Like S. J. Perelman : WITTY
5
Rose creator, maybe : ICER
6
Reason for an R rating : GORE
7
Lacking objectivity : BIASED
8
Unaffiliated: Abbr. : IND
9
Grp. that oversees govt. construction : GSA
10
It may give punch punch : RUM
11
Arm of the Atlantic : IRISHSEA
12
Becomes privy to : GETSINON
13
Sends cyberads to : SPAMS
15
Deck figure : SEAMAN
20
Pull the switch? : SWAP
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Commercial producer : SPONSOR
25
Get off the fence : DECIDE
26
Court call : SUMMONS
28
It's taken before swinging : STANCE
29
Criticize harshly : PAN
32
Army figure, for short : NCO
34
See 27-Across : ONE
35
Easier to cut into : TENDERER
36
Up state? : INSOMNIA
37
Tee, e.g. : TOP
38
Hypothetical protein molecule : BIOGEN
39
"Hee Haw" character : RUBE
42
Slightly squashed? : OBLONG
44
St. Lawrence feeder : OTTAWA
45
"Notes on Camp" essayist : SONTAG
46
Toots : HONEY
49
Infuriating : IRING
52
"It Walks by Night" novelist : CARR
53
Lago contents : AGUA
56
"Les Girls" actress Taina : ELG
57
Scrapped Boeing project : SST
58
___ fault : TOA
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Filing facilitator : TAB

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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